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    Thermal Energy

    Basic Science JSS 2 Third Term


    Week 2
    Topic: Thermal Energy
    Introduction
    Energy transfer is the process of transmitting or transferring energy from one place to
    another. The word thermal means heat. Thermal energy is the transfer of heat from one
    place to another.
    Heat Flow
    Energy transfer means that energy moves from one place to another (without changing
    form). The process of heat flow from the sun to us is referred to as radiation. The process of
    heat flow from the soup to the spoon discussed is referred to as conduction. There is the
    third process of heat flow known as convection. Therefore, heat flow means that heat
    energy is transferred from a hotter part of an object to the cooler part of the object. Heat is
    a form of energy that flows from a hot area to a cold one. When you are in the hot sun, you
    feel hot. The heat travels from the sun through the atmosphere to your skin. When you put
    a kettle of cold water on fire, the water gets hot. The heats flows or travels from the fire
    through the kettle into the water.
    Transfer of Heat Energy
    The three processes of heat transfer are conduction, convection and radiation.
    Conduction
    When particles in a matter (or substance preferably a metallic substance) are heated, the
    particles vibrate, hitting the successive ones (which are not in contact with the source of
    heat). This raises their temperature until all the particles in the metallic substances are
    heated up. In this way, heat is being conducted along the metallic substance and this
    process is called conduction.

    Usually, heat flows from a hot to a cold body. You know that heat is a form of energy and a
    hot body has energy stored up (in form of potential energy) in it. In order to convert this
    potential energy into kinetic energy, heat then passes to another particle which has lower
    energy. Therefore, a hot body must lose heat energy to a cooler one.
    There are good conductors and bad conductors of heat.
    Good conductors of heat are substance s, which conduct heat readily; all metals are good
    conductors of heat.
    Bad conductors are substances that do not conduct heat readily. Liquids and gases are bad
    conductors of heat. Water is an example of a bad conductor of heat. But mercury is a
    metallic liquid, hence it conduct heat readily.
    Convection
    Heat transfer in convection is peculiar with liquids. The heat flows from the bottom of a
    liquid container to the top by the actual movement of the liquid molecules. This transfer of
    heat by the movement of liquid molecules is known as convection

    Radiation
    Radiation is a method of heat transfer that does not require material medium for
    transmission. Heat energy is transmitted by means of waves. Heat energy from the sun
    reaches us by radiation. Heat can travel in invisible waves from hot places to cooler places.
    Heat travelling this way does not need any medium (solids, liquids or gases) to travel
    through. Heat can travel through a vacuum. A vacuum is a space in which there is nothing
    at all, not even air. There is a vacuum in space between the earth and the sun. The heat
    from the su travels through this vacuum to the earth and through the earth to other obects.

    Summary of the Three Types of Heat Transfer


    Diagram of the Three Types of Radiation

    ASSESSMENT

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